Meet the Makers!

Meet our incredible island makers! We host almost 200 incredibly talented makers on isle20. Grab a coffee and find out about their island lives and work.

ArtistNorth Uist

Cally Yeatman – Artist, North Uist

by Julia Welstead The day I’m due to meet Cally Yeatman she is still testing positive for Covid-19. I ring …

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LewisPhotographer

Mhairi Law – Island Darkroom, Lewis

by Julia Welstead I’m not really supposed to be here, but my sister asked me to drop in on Island …

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ButeKnitwear

Maria Rowan

Maria Rowan, Rowanberry Bute designs and sells knitwear accessories and lives and works in the beautiful island of Bute. She …

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Meet the Islander Rosalind Jewell
ArtistColonsay

Rosalind Jewell

For the latest Meet the Islander blog we have travelled to the Isle of Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides to …

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KnitwearShetland

Sheila Hankin

Last week I paid a visit to Sandness in the West Mainland of Shetland to visit Sheila Hankin from SHetland …

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GlassOrkney

Ruth Brough

We’re heading up to Sanday in Orkney to meet fused glass artist Ruth Brough. Ruth makes a range of Orkney …

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A Taste of Shetland – with Claire White

We’ve been meeting up with Claire White from Taste of Shetland to hear about the seasonal delights from the northern …

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JewellerySkye

Michelle Seviour

We are heading to the Isle of Skye to meet the islander – Michelle Seviour of Indigo Berry. Michelle is …

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ArtistEigg

Libby Galli

by Julia Welstead Eigg felt like home On a wild March day of wind, rain, hail and sun, I walk …

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JewelleryOrkney

Marion Miller

Marion Miller lives and works on her business Marion Miller Jewellery in Orkney. She is passionate about the natural world …

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LewisPhotographer

Mairi M Martin

We are heading up to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides to meet photographer, Mairi M Martin. Her …

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ArtistJewellery

Sarah Kay

We’ve headed up to Scalloway in Shetland to meet Sarah Kay of Sarah Kay Arts to see what a typical …

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